NHA CPT practice exam 2 Questions And Answers

A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, what piece of PPE should the technician wear? - ANS Gown A phlebotomy technician receives aa chemical splash to his forearm. After removing his contaminated clothing, what is the minimum amount of time the technician should rinse the affected area? - ANS 15 minutes To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which substance with water? - ANS Sodium hypochlorite After exiting a patient's room, what is the last piece of PPE a phlebotomy technician should remove? - ANS mask A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that this is his first blood draw. What action should the technician take? - ANS Describe the procedure to the patient A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. What action by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - ANS Rolling up his shirtsleeve A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical lab workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process, what following action should the technician take? - ANS Enter critical laboratory data When should a phlebotomy technician perform external liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived glucose point-of-care test? - ANS When a new lot number or kit is opened A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of an older adult patient. What action should the technician take keep the vein from collapsing? - ANS Use a small needle for the draw A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is allergic to alcohol. What antiseptic solution should the technician used to prepare the insertion site? - ANS Chlorhexidine What action should a phlebotomy technician take to maintain compliance with HIPAA? - ANS Clear phone numbers from the fax machine A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point-of-care testing of a patient who has been fasting for 12 hours, what result values should the technician immediately notify the provider? - ANS 130 mg/dl A phlebotomy technician is verifying a patient's identity before performing a venipuncture procedure. What information should the technician request from the patient? - ANS The patients full name and date of birth After placing a tourniquet on a patients arm, a phlebotomy technician notices small red spots below the tourniquet. What term describes these spots? - ANS Petechiae A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a blood specimen from a patient. What action should the technician take? - ANS Tuck a partial loop of tourniquet underneath the tourniquet A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form for a series of tests on the patient's serum. The technician should select a collection tube that contains what additive? - ANS Thrombin What source for patient identification should a phlebotomy technician use in an inpatient setting? - ANS Verbal and wristband A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen from an adult patient. What action should the technician take? - ANS Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe A phlebotomy technician is interviewing a patient before performing a venipuncture. During the interview, the patient states that he lives nearby and ran to the facility to "get in some running time today." What precautionary action should the technician take? - ANS How's the patient rest comfortably for at least 15 minutes before the venipuncture A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red top tube fills, but the light blue top tube slows and does not fill completely. What action should the technician take? - ANS Insert a new light blue topped tube to see if it will fill What is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - ANS Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube A phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood collection tubes to collect blood from a patient. What action should the technician take? - ANS Push the first collection tube gently into the holder A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient White blood cell count. What result value should the technician immediately notify the provider? - ANS 1.8/mm cubed According to OSHA standards, What vaccines must employers offer to their phlebotomists at no cost? - ANS Hepatitis B A phlebotomy technician is washing her hands at the beginning of her shift. What action should the technician take? - ANS Use enough soap to form a lather A phlebotomy technician is performing a total cholesterol point of care test for a patient. What findings should the technician immediately report to the provider? - ANS 300 mg/dl A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example of what type of consent? - ANS Implied consent For what reason should a phlebotomy technician examine the antecubital areas in both of The patients arms? - ANS The median cubital vein could be more assessable on one side then the other According to standard precautions, a phlebotomy technician should take what action when shipping specimens to a reference lab in hot weather? - ANS Placed the specimens in a box with cold packs and a biohazard label A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screening newborn for phenylketonuria. What action should the technician take? - ANS Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper A provider has ordered a urine culture and sensitivity test. What type of urine collection should a phlebotomy technician obtain? - ANS Clean-catch midstream A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for an erythrocyte sedimentation rate test. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with what color? - ANS Lavender What action should a phlebotomy technician take after collecting an ammonia specimen? - ANS Place the specimen tube in an ice-water slurry A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from my patient in an outpatient setting. Using standard precautions, what following piece of PPE should the technician wear? - ANS Gloves